Claire Roche : Eileen a Ruin

Claire Roche performing Eileen A Ruin, live at Saluda Theatre in Saluda SC March 2009. Recorded on old small Sony camcorder, unedited

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I know a valley fair, Eileen a ruin
I know a cottage there, Eileen a ruin
Far in the valley shade I know a tender maid
Flow'r of the hazel glade, Eileen a ruin.

Who in the song so sweet, Eileen a ruin
Who in the dance so fleet, Eileen a ruin
Dear are her charms to me, dearer her laughter free
Dearest her constancy, Eileen a ruin.

Were she no longer true, Eileen a ruin
What would her lover do, Eileen a ruin
Fly with a broken chain, far o'er the sounding main
Never to love again, Eileen a ruin.

Youth will in time decay, Eileen a ruin
Beauty must fade away, Eileen a ruin
Castles are sacked in war, chieftains are scattered far
Truth is a fixed star, Eileen a ruin.

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